SPECIALTY HAIR CUTS
Every brown woman of the Diaspora has some type of curl, swirl zig zag or wave to her hair. We encourage our clients to embrace those curls! The our Curly Cuts, including the DevaCut™ are the most performed services at Diaspora, and if you've talked to a client who has received one of our specialty cuts, or read a review you'll understand why. Our owner who performs these cuts is a five- time DevaCurl™ Academy attendee, and holds the highest credentials in the curly- hair world as a DevaCurl™ Certified Stylist, as of April 2016. She has also attended hair cutting academies such as Vidal Sassoon, Paul Mitchell, Aveda, which shape the theory behind our other Curly Cuts.
Your curls are in good hands at Diaspora.
Questions? You can contact us at 410-366-8700 or hello@diasporasalon.com
DEVA & CURLY CUT AT-HOME REQUIRED PREPARATION:
1. DETOX At least a week before your appointment, get ready to detox and clarify your hair if you use ANY products with silicones, butters, or oils in them. Start by shampooing your hair with an oil/ butter/ silicone- free clarifying shampoo. This means NO, zero, zilch Shea Moisture, Cantu, Camille Rose, Pantene, As I Am or ANYTHING similar (everything DevaCurl™ and Innersense are ok). We love Kinky Curly Come Clean and DevaCurl Build Up Buster as clarifiers, but any clarifying shampoo that doesn't contain petroleum, lanolin, oils, butters, or silicones will do.
2. CONDITION The conditioner we recommend is DevaCurl One Condition, DevaCurl Melt Into Moisture Mask, Heaven in Hair, or Deep Sea Hair Repair. But, like the shampoo, any conditioner that doesn't contain oils, butters or silicones will work.
3. STYLE Please arrive with your hair detoxed, conditioned, in a dry Wash and Go/ Curly Set (if you don't know what a Wash and Go/ Curly Set is, see photos below). Your curls/ coils should be as defined as possible using a water- based curl defining product. We recommend anything from Deva Curl™, Kinky Curly™ Curling Custard, DIY flaxseed gel, or even Eco- Styler gel. Please refrain from using products from Shea Moisture, Camille Rose, Pantene, As I Am, Cantu or anything that contains silicones, petroleum, lanolin, butters, or oils. You may have never attempted a Wash & Go before, and that's fine- just do your best. At your appointment, we will give you feedback and teach you how to achieve your best Wash & Go yet. See photos below for examples.
PLEASE DO NOT use bobby pins, head wraps, ponytails, headbands, rubber bands, hats, clips, etc on the day of your appointment. Your stylist needs to see your natural curl pattern and how your hair falls in order to perform the cut properly. Your hair should be completely out in a Wash & Go.
SMALL PRINT Failure to follow these guidelines may cause a $60 service charge, or your appointment to be cancelled. There are no exceptions. If you have questions, please contact us prior to your appointment. If you are interested in a Wash & Go style only, while it's not required, for best results, we advise you to just follow Step 1 below prior to your appointment.